Bellevue Hill Garden
A Functional Oasis
This remarkable family home in Sydney’s eastern suburbs needed a garden redesign as part of a larger renovation.
Quite a large terrace acts as a conduit to the kitchen inside and the kitchen outside, and the outdoor dining and living area. As the terrace is elevated it provides a great view of the whole garden. It is the quintessential Australian backyard with lifestyle that is centred around quality outdoor living and a sparkling feature swimming pool. Cool design ideas within the space create a compact, functional and aesthetically pleasing space that perfectly meets the needs of a young family.
An automated awning over the dining area shields the elements and is used all year round. Perfectly placed, adjacent to the dining area is the outdoor kitchen – built-in with a concrete benchtop and statement, patterned, cement-tile wall are a bold decorative feature.
Graceful, wide steps direct you to the lawn area and also act as extra seating for guests when entertaining. Mondo grass plantings at the base of each step-riser assimilates the hardscape with greenlife; softening and blurring the point where architecture meets nature.
The compulsory pool fence is made of custom steel and is a stylish, contemporary statement that continues down from terrace rail to the ground-plane below.
The gently curved, solid-sandstone boundary wall wraps around the entrance corner of the driveway and anchors the garage structure. The garage itself has become a feature and backdrop to the impressive pool area. A wide timber bench seat with upholstered cushions positioned against the garage wall at the end of the pool makes for a good spot to take in some sunshine or have a lazy nap, beside a potted cloud tree. The green of the pool tiles mirror the different shades of green foliage within this garden oasis.
This was such a great project to work on and so satisfying to create a stunning oasis that is also highly functional, and also delivers maximum lifestyle to our clients.
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